Fixed Term or Secondment Opportunity* for 2 years due to funding. *Secondment Opportunity – Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager and complete the secondment request form prior to interview. The secondment request form and the associated secondment policy can be found on the HR/Recruitment intranet pages and must be completed and signed by the substantive line manager. The Candidate should then take it with them to interview as confirmation that an agreement has been granted. The opportunity has arisen to appoint a Nurse Specialist to join the Respiratory team at NHS Forth Valley in the role of Respiratory/Pleural Nurse Specialist Band 6. NHS Forth Valley provide a wide range of Respiratory services. Working collaboratively with a third sector organisation, Action on Asbestos, a robust Pleural service can now be delivered. As a Respiratory/Pleural Clinical Nurse Specialist the post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team within the Department of Respiratory Medicine at NHS Forth Valley. They will deliver specialist nursing advice to patients and fellow healthcare professionals as a clinical expert to support and facilitate high quality individualised care to pleural patients, relatives and carers. You will be part of a national network of Respiratory/Pleural nurses supported by Action on Asbestos and be required to provide frequent updates on service delivery. On receipt of an asbestos related condition, all cases must be passed to Action on Asbestos for specialist legal and benefit advice. In collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team, you will provide specialist nursing advice to all patients diagnosed with pleural malignancies in line with local and national targets and asbestos related conditions. You will be expected to deliver specialist nursing advice to all patients, assist in co-ordinating and implementing an overall strategy of evidence-based care for a caseload of patients. The post holder will be responsible for organising clinics in conjunction with the outpatient and inpatient referral service providing reports on throughput, waiting times and possible areas for improvement for discussion at multi-disciplinary team meetings. NHS Forth Valley has ambitions to develop the Respiratory Service into a highly functioning and quality service over the coming years. There will be an expectation to contribute to policy and procedure reviews and to the future development of Respiratory services. The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk Hours of work are: 11.10 hours per week, averaged over a Monday to Friday pattern. It is expected that in line with service demand and unforeseen circumstances that some weekend working will be undertaken. Please refer to the Person Specification or for further information about the post and further information can be sought by contacting: Alison Howitt, Operational manager. 013245 67662 alison.howitt@nhs.scot Dr Claribel Simmons, Respiratory Consultant Claribel.simmons2@nhs.scot Candidates should provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools, or other third-party assistance to generate, draft, or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the application process. Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e-mail, therefore please check your e-mail regularly (including junk folders) and your Jobtrain account for updates. NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview. NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.